The banking and currency crises of the last two decades inflictedsubstantial financial, economic, and social damage on thecountries in which they originated. In this work, the efficiencyof early warning indicators for these disastrous economic eventsis evaluated. An analysis of the traditional...

Die Dissertation beschreibt und systematisiert verschiedene Krisenbegriffe sowie den Begriff des Ansteckungseffekts. Es wird ein Literaturüberblick gegeben über theoretische und empirische Studien zu Ansteckungseffekten auf Finanzmärkten. Ein theoretisches Modell beschreibt einen denkbaren...

This study investigates the state, development and drivers of banking market integration in the member countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). A Principal Component Analysis (PCA) of national retail interest rates indicates increasing integration in loan and deposit...

According to the data of economic development in Beijing from the year 1995 to 2007, relevant economic indices are selected to analyze the economic development level of Beijing by the Principal Component Analysis Method. Result shows that the national economy maintains high, sustainable and...